Post by mesi10 on Jan 11, 2024 4:57:49 GMT 1
A goal by midfielder Phillipe Coutinho in stoppage time of a match that seemed destined for a draw rescued Brazil, which then extended a 2-0 victory with a final goal from Neymar that condemned Costa Rica and left it out of the round of 16. after 90 minutes of resistance. The Barcelona midfielder boosted the Canarinha when the tie seemed done and paved the path of the five-time champion to the round of 16, after a match in which the defensive order and an exceptional Keylor Navas had protected the tie, which for Costa Rica was life .
Brazil starred in a 90-minute siege and improved Binance App Users Data the image given against Switzerland, which earned them a tie in a play called a foul by the Canarinha, but they lacked forcefulness to score their shots and they almost regretted it, if it had not been for the goals of Coutinho and Neymar in added time.
For Costa Rica, the result means their third defeat in three World Cup matches against Brazil and elimination, since the unexpected defeat against Serbia (0-1) forced them to score against the five-time champion to stay alive in Russia 2018.
None of the technicians hid their cards. Both the Brazilian Tite and the Costa Rican Óscar Ramírez made it clear that they would keep the starting eleven: the Verdeamarelha with Neymar and the 'Fantastic Four' ('Ney', Gabriel Jesús, Coutinho and Willian), and the 'Sele' with the only swap from Oviedo for Calvo on the left side.
The referee, the Dutchman Björn Kuipers, gave a penalty, but when he was alerted by the VAR and reviewed the play, he changed his decision.
Both teams were very clear: Brazil had to take the initiative and look for gaps between the two Costa Rican lines , with Willian and Neymar very open and Coutinho very close to Casemiro and Paulinho to try to create play; while Ramírez's team tried to hold on and throw balls into the career of the hardworking Marco Ureña.
The Ticos gave up possession, but when they attacked they did not do so with blank bullets. They showed it in the first 15 minutes, when on the right wing, Venegas and Gamboa filtered a pass of death that Celso Borges finished alone, but deflected.
Brazil starred in a 90-minute siege and improved Binance App Users Data the image given against Switzerland, which earned them a tie in a play called a foul by the Canarinha, but they lacked forcefulness to score their shots and they almost regretted it, if it had not been for the goals of Coutinho and Neymar in added time.
For Costa Rica, the result means their third defeat in three World Cup matches against Brazil and elimination, since the unexpected defeat against Serbia (0-1) forced them to score against the five-time champion to stay alive in Russia 2018.
None of the technicians hid their cards. Both the Brazilian Tite and the Costa Rican Óscar Ramírez made it clear that they would keep the starting eleven: the Verdeamarelha with Neymar and the 'Fantastic Four' ('Ney', Gabriel Jesús, Coutinho and Willian), and the 'Sele' with the only swap from Oviedo for Calvo on the left side.
The referee, the Dutchman Björn Kuipers, gave a penalty, but when he was alerted by the VAR and reviewed the play, he changed his decision.
Both teams were very clear: Brazil had to take the initiative and look for gaps between the two Costa Rican lines , with Willian and Neymar very open and Coutinho very close to Casemiro and Paulinho to try to create play; while Ramírez's team tried to hold on and throw balls into the career of the hardworking Marco Ureña.
The Ticos gave up possession, but when they attacked they did not do so with blank bullets. They showed it in the first 15 minutes, when on the right wing, Venegas and Gamboa filtered a pass of death that Celso Borges finished alone, but deflected.
